Retrospect (Epica album)

Retrospect is the third live album released by the Dutch symphonic metal band Epica in celebration of their tenth anniversary. The recorded live show took part in Eindhoven, Netherlands on March 23, 2013 at the Klokgebouw and was sold out.[3] Because of the great demand by international fans, Epica announced a live stream, called the Retrostream, on March 4, 2013.[4] Epica performed on stage with the same orchestra that accompanied Epica in the recording of the live album The Classical Conspiracy: the 70-piece Extended Hungarian Remenyi Ede Chamber Orchestra and the Choir of Miskolc National Theatre. The expanded ensemble mostly played Epica songs, including a whole new song called Retrospect, especially written for this live show with the same name. Like on The Classical Conspiracy, Epica played some classical music, excerpts from operas and movie soundtracks, however not as many as on the aforementioned show. The album was released on CD, DVD and Blu-ray on November 8, 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records.[5] Before the release of the show on Blu-ray and DVD, the show premiered at two movie theaters: Mathäser Multiplex Kino in Munich, Germany (6 November) and Service Bioscoop Zien in Eindhoven, Netherlands (7 November).[6] On the day of the release, the show was shown in a Belgian movie theater: Kinepolis in Kortrijk, Belgium. The day after, the show was shown a final time in a movie theater: Cineteca Nacional in Mexico City (9 November).[7]

Retrospect
Live album by Epica
Released	November 8, 2013
Recorded	March 23, 2013 at the Klokgebouw in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Genre	Symphonic metal Power metal Gothic metal Neo-classical metal
Length	approx. 175 min
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Epica
Epica chronology
Requiem for the Indifferent (2012) Retrospect (2013) The Quantum Enigma (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
Lords Of Metal	[2]

Track listing

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Introspect"		4:20
2.	"Monopoly on Truth"	Isaac Delahaye/Mark Jansen/Simone Simons	7:09
3.	"Sensorium"	Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons	6:04
4.	"Unleashed" (Orchestral Intro from "This Is the Time" Single)	Simone Simons/Coen Janssen/Mark Jansen/Isaac Delahaye	6:24
5.	"Martyr of the Free Word"	Ariën van Weesenbeek/Coen Janssen/Mark Jansen/Isaac Delahaye	6:25
6.	"Chasing the Dragon"	Ad Sluijter/Yves Huts/Mark Jansen/Simone Simons	8:09
7.	"Presto" (from "The Four Seasons")	Antonio Vivaldi	3:08
8.	"Never Enough"	Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons/Yves Huts	5:47
9.	"Stabat Mater Dolorosa Featuring Floor Jansen" (from "Stabat Mater")	Giovanni Battista Pergolesi	4:08
10.	"Twin Flames" (Live Premiere)	Mark Jansen	5:03

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Serenade of Self-Destruction"	Mark Jansen/Isaac Delahaye/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons	10:10
2.	"Orchestral Medley" (Feint/Fools of Damnation/Mother of Light/Kingdom of Heaven/Run for a Fall/Deep Water Horizon)	Ad Sluijter/Coen Janssen/Mark Jansen/Simone Simons/Isaac Delahaye	7:53
3.	"The Divine Conspiracy" (Anniversary Edition)	Ad Sluijter/Coen Janssen/Mark Jansen	7:38
4.	"Delirium"	Coen Janssen/Isaac Delahaye/Simone Simons	6:11
5.	"Blank Infinity"	Mark Jansen/Coen Janssen/Simone Simons	5:04
6.	"The Obsessive Devotion"	Ad Sluijter/Mark Jansen	7:57
7.	"Retrospect" (Unreleased Song, Live Premiere)		4:28
8.	"Battle of the Heroes & Imperial March" (from Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and The Empire Strikes Back)	John Williams	6:26
9.	"Quietus" (Silent Reverie)	Mark Jansen/Yves Huts/Coen Janssen/Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons/Jeroen Simons	3:59
10.	"The Phantom Agony"	Ad Sluijter/Mark Jansen/Yves Huts	9:22

CD 3

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cry for the Moon" (Extended Drum Outro)	Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons	12:23
2.	"Sancta Terra Featuring Floor Jansen"	Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter/Simone Simons	5:50
3.	"Design Your Universe"	Mark Jansen/Isaac Delahaye/Coen Janssen	11:10
4.	"Storm the Sorrow"	Coen Janssen/Simone Simons	5:43
5.	"Consign to Oblivion"	Mark Jansen/Ad Sluijter	9:44
6.	"Outrospect"		3:57

Personnel

Band members

• Simone Simons – lead vocals, mezzo-soprano vocals
• Mark Jansen – lead & rhythm guitar, grunts, screams
• Isaac Delahaye – lead & rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Rob van der Loo – bass
• Coen Janssen – synthesizer, piano
• Ariën van Weesenbeek – drums, grunts, spoken words

Additional musicians

• The Extended Hungarian Reményi Ede Chamber Orchestra
• The Choir of Miskolc National Theatre

Special guests

• Floor Jansen – vocals on "Stabat Mater Dolorosa" and "Sancta Terra"
• Ad Sluijter – former band member, lead & rhythm guitar on "Quietus"
• Yves Huts – former band member, bass on "Quietus"
• Jeroen Simons – former band member, drums on "Quietus"

References

1. Bowar, Chad. "Epica - Retrospect DVD/CD Review". About.com. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
2. Buitenhuis, Melanie. "Epica - Retrospect". Lords Of Metal. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
3. "RETROSPECT SOLD OUT!". Epica. 2013-03-19. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
4. "RETROSTREAM ANNOUNCED". Epica. 2013-03-04. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
5. "PRE-ORDER EPICA'S RETROSPECT". Epica. 2013-09-24. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
6. "EPICA'S RETROSPECT – MOVIE THEATER PREMIERES ANNOUNCED". Epica. 2013-09-06. Archived from the original on 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
7. "Tonight!". Epica. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-21.